Here's chapter two. Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the Labyrinth and it's characters blah blah blah. You know the rest.
Chapter Two: Strange Coincidences.
It had been a very hectic start to Sarah's life living away from her father and stepmother.
She was fired from work several times and couldn't afford to live in an apartment, so she moved in with her close friend Janet. Janet was Sarah's complete opposite. She was out almost every night partying with her friends while Sarah stayed home alone reading books.
Sarah's acting career was going no-where and every place she went to for auditions said;
"Sorry you're not what we are looking for."
Everyone looked for girls who were perfect and obviously she wasn't.
Sarah tried so hard to get anything she could but it was no use she wasn't cut out for acting.
It was 9:15 in the morning and Sarah was getting ready for her day.
She had her whole weekend planned out. First she had a job interview just before lunch at a children's daycare center across town. Then she was going to lunch with a guy that she had met a couple of weeks ago called Jeff and Janet had convinced Sarah to come with her to a costume party at the Red hill Hall Saturday night. So she had to pick up her and Janet's costume in the city.
After she was dressed she walked into the kitchen to find Janet half-asleep sitting at the kitchen table. This was incredibly early for her to be up. "I'm surprised to see you up so early," she said grabbing a mug from the cupboard.
"I couldn't sleep. I've been up since five and I only got home at three. I was at a friends party." Janet said as she yawned and took a sip of her coffee.
"You should really stop going to parties every single night. It can't be good for you not getting enough rest" Sarah sat down at the table.
"You sound so much like my mother. I don't feel like arguing this morning. I think I'm going to go to bed and see if I can get to sleep. Don't forget to wake me up when you get back" she said yawning again.
"Alright" Sarah said.
"Did Daniel ring up last night?" Janet asked before leaving the room. Daniel was Janet's so called boyfriend. They have yo-yoed in and out of their relationship so many times. Sarah had never met him before but he seemed to be a real creep.
Once Janet came home with a bruised face because he had 'accidentally' hit her when they got into a fight, the next day they made up and it was like nothing had ever happened.
This had happened more then once. Sarah couldn't understand why Janet stayed with that man. If someone ever treated Sarah with that disrespect Sarah would be out of that relationship fast.
"No I don't think so" A sad look came across Janet's face and she left the kitchen.
* * * * *
Sarah parked her car and got out. She took a deep breath to calm her nerves and walked in the building.
At the front desk sat a lady wearing glasses. She looked around thirty and spoke kindly to Sarah.
"Hello, how may I help you?" she asked with a smile.
"Hi I'm here for the job interview. I have an appointment under Sarah Williams. " The lady searched for Sarah's name on her computer.
"Ok Miss. Williams if you'd just like to take a seat, Mrs. Rose will see you in a few moments."
"Thank-you"
Sarah sat down placing her folder, that held her resume, on her lap.
Sarah was a bit nervous about going in to see Mrs. Rose.
She had heard from her friend that she wasn't all that friendly and not a person you would expect to run a childcare center. But nevertheless Sarah was determined to get this job.
She loved looking after children. She never used to though always complaining about staying home to look after Toby while her father and stepmother went out. Her whole encounter into the Labyrinth totally changed her. She loved Toby so much and couldn't imagine her life without him.
"Excuse me Miss Williams, Mrs. Rose will see you now." She heard the lady at the front desk say.
Sarah got up and straightened out her mocha coloured dress. She took another deep breath.
"Please sit down," Mrs. Rose said as Sarah entered her office. Mrs. Rose gave Sarah a long stare and she felt as if she had already been judged. The look she gave her made Sarah feel as though she didn't meet up with her expectations.
Sarah handed over her folder and sat down on the cold wooden chair.
"Now. Sarah" She said looking at her folder. "Why do you want this job?"
The interview carried on as a series of questions and finally had come to and end.
"Well Sarah, I can see you are very reliable and you sound as if you are a hard worker. A person I particularly would love to have on my staff," she said as a huge smile came to Sarah's face. "So how does Monday morning sound to you?" Sarah was overwhelmed.
"Sure that would be great" Sarah stood up and they shook hands.
"Well we will see you bright and early Monday morning then" and for the first time since the beginning of the interview Mrs. Rose gave Sarah a smile.
Sarah walked to the car with a spring in her step she finally got through an interview without being rejected. This was turning out to be a great day. Let's just hope nothing spoils it.
* * * * *
Around noon Sarah and Jeff met for lunch at a small restaurant in the city. She was just dying to tell him the good news.
"You look very happy today" Jeff noticed as he pulled out Sarah's chair.
"Well you know that interview I had over at that childcare center well," She said " I got the job!"
Jeff reached over the table to give Sarah a kiss and she turned her head so he ended up kissing her cheek.
"Wow. That's great. Congratulations. See I told you not to worry about anything." Sarah noticed a cut under Jeff's eye.
"What happened to your face?" Sarah asked curiously.
"Oh, you'll never believe this but on my way out of my apartment building this white owl swooped down and started to attack me. It was so strange. I had to run to my car to get away from it." Jeff started to laugh feeling rather embarrassed.
An owl? how strange Sarah thought.
"Really? Its not often you see that happen now is it"
Sarah thought about what Jeff had said all through lunch.
An owl. The same animal that Jareth could turn himself into. Of course it was all coincidental because why would he want to attack Jeff for anyhow? Yeah it must be a big coincidence. Sarah told herself.
"What's wrong Sarah you have hardly said anything during our meal? Is something on your mind?" Jeff asked
"No, I'm ok I just have things on my mind" Sarah looked at her watch. It was nearing three o'clock.
"That's what I just asked" Jeff chuckled.
"Wow look at the time I really need to get going. Thank you so much for lunch Jeff." Sarah said as she got up out of her chair and grabbed her bag.
"Ok are you sure your alright?" Sarah nodded her head and smiled. "Well maybe we could go out for dinner Monday night to celebrate, since you did get that job at the childcare center?"
He stood politely and looked at Sarah. Sarah at first didn't want to, but when she stared into his big brown puppy dog eyes she couldn't say anything but yes.
"Um, yeah sure I'd like that. I'll give you a call and see how I go."
Sarah gave him a smile and walked off.
* * * * *
Sarah arrived home after picking up the costumes in the city and got Janet out of bed who, was still sleeping pleasantly.
"Did you pick up the costumes?" Janet asked yawning.
"Yes I did. I put them both on the kitchen table" Sarah answered as she took off her shoes.
Janet jumped out of bed, as would an 8 year old on Christmas morning. She walked quickly over to the costumes and opened them.
The first one she opened was obviously not hers as she threw it across the table. Janet was so careless. From the second plastic cover she pulled out her 'devil' costume
"Great! I can't wait until tomorrow" she said as she admired her costume.
Sarah walked over and finished opening her costumes packaging. She looked at it twice and gave a angry sigh
"Great they gave me the wrong costume. Where's the phone?" Sarah mumbled to herself. She dialed the number to the costume store and a lady's voice answered.
"What's wrong?" Janet asked
"Nothing,"
"Hi thank you for calling City Costumes. We are unable to take your call because we are closed for the rest of the weekend due to maintenance problems. Sorry we couldn't help you or answer your question But we will be open first thing Monday morning. Sorry for any inconvenience"
Great the shops closed. How am I going change this costume? Oh well I'll just have to make do I guess. Sarah gave a sigh
She walked into her room placing the costume in her wardrobe and started to get ready for a good nights rest.
Marianela.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the Labyrinth and it's characters blah blah blah. You know the rest.
Chapter Two: Strange Coincidences.
It had been a very hectic start to Sarah's life living away from her father and stepmother.
She was fired from work several times and couldn't afford to live in an apartment, so she moved in with her close friend Janet. Janet was Sarah's complete opposite. She was out almost every night partying with her friends while Sarah stayed home alone reading books.
Sarah's acting career was going no-where and every place she went to for auditions said;
"Sorry you're not what we are looking for."
Everyone looked for girls who were perfect and obviously she wasn't.
Sarah tried so hard to get anything she could but it was no use she wasn't cut out for acting.
It was 9:15 in the morning and Sarah was getting ready for her day.
She had her whole weekend planned out. First she had a job interview just before lunch at a children's daycare center across town. Then she was going to lunch with a guy that she had met a couple of weeks ago called Jeff and Janet had convinced Sarah to come with her to a costume party at the Red hill Hall Saturday night. So she had to pick up her and Janet's costume in the city.
After she was dressed she walked into the kitchen to find Janet half-asleep sitting at the kitchen table. This was incredibly early for her to be up. "I'm surprised to see you up so early," she said grabbing a mug from the cupboard.
"I couldn't sleep. I've been up since five and I only got home at three. I was at a friends party." Janet said as she yawned and took a sip of her coffee.
"You should really stop going to parties every single night. It can't be good for you not getting enough rest" Sarah sat down at the table.
"You sound so much like my mother. I don't feel like arguing this morning. I think I'm going to go to bed and see if I can get to sleep. Don't forget to wake me up when you get back" she said yawning again.
"Alright" Sarah said.
"Did Daniel ring up last night?" Janet asked before leaving the room. Daniel was Janet's so called boyfriend. They have yo-yoed in and out of their relationship so many times. Sarah had never met him before but he seemed to be a real creep.
Once Janet came home with a bruised face because he had 'accidentally' hit her when they got into a fight, the next day they made up and it was like nothing had ever happened.
This had happened more then once. Sarah couldn't understand why Janet stayed with that man. If someone ever treated Sarah with that disrespect Sarah would be out of that relationship fast.
"No I don't think so" A sad look came across Janet's face and she left the kitchen.
* * * * *
Sarah parked her car and got out. She took a deep breath to calm her nerves and walked in the building.
At the front desk sat a lady wearing glasses. She looked around thirty and spoke kindly to Sarah.
"Hello, how may I help you?" she asked with a smile.
"Hi I'm here for the job interview. I have an appointment under Sarah Williams. " The lady searched for Sarah's name on her computer.
"Ok Miss. Williams if you'd just like to take a seat, Mrs. Rose will see you in a few moments."
"Thank-you"
Sarah sat down placing her folder, that held her resume, on her lap.
Sarah was a bit nervous about going in to see Mrs. Rose.
She had heard from her friend that she wasn't all that friendly and not a person you would expect to run a childcare center. But nevertheless Sarah was determined to get this job.
She loved looking after children. She never used to though always complaining about staying home to look after Toby while her father and stepmother went out. Her whole encounter into the Labyrinth totally changed her. She loved Toby so much and couldn't imagine her life without him.
"Excuse me Miss Williams, Mrs. Rose will see you now." She heard the lady at the front desk say.
Sarah got up and straightened out her mocha coloured dress. She took another deep breath.
"Please sit down," Mrs. Rose said as Sarah entered her office. Mrs. Rose gave Sarah a long stare and she felt as if she had already been judged. The look she gave her made Sarah feel as though she didn't meet up with her expectations.
Sarah handed over her folder and sat down on the cold wooden chair.
"Now. Sarah" She said looking at her folder. "Why do you want this job?"
The interview carried on as a series of questions and finally had come to and end.
"Well Sarah, I can see you are very reliable and you sound as if you are a hard worker. A person I particularly would love to have on my staff," she said as a huge smile came to Sarah's face. "So how does Monday morning sound to you?" Sarah was overwhelmed.
"Sure that would be great" Sarah stood up and they shook hands.
"Well we will see you bright and early Monday morning then" and for the first time since the beginning of the interview Mrs. Rose gave Sarah a smile.
Sarah walked to the car with a spring in her step she finally got through an interview without being rejected. This was turning out to be a great day. Let's just hope nothing spoils it.
* * * * *
Around noon Sarah and Jeff met for lunch at a small restaurant in the city. She was just dying to tell him the good news.
"You look very happy today" Jeff noticed as he pulled out Sarah's chair.
"Well you know that interview I had over at that childcare center well," She said " I got the job!"
Jeff reached over the table to give Sarah a kiss and she turned her head so he ended up kissing her cheek.
"Wow. That's great. Congratulations. See I told you not to worry about anything." Sarah noticed a cut under Jeff's eye.
"What happened to your face?" Sarah asked curiously.
"Oh, you'll never believe this but on my way out of my apartment building this white owl swooped down and started to attack me. It was so strange. I had to run to my car to get away from it." Jeff started to laugh feeling rather embarrassed.
An owl? how strange Sarah thought.
"Really? Its not often you see that happen now is it"
Sarah thought about what Jeff had said all through lunch.
An owl. The same animal that Jareth could turn himself into. Of course it was all coincidental because why would he want to attack Jeff for anyhow? Yeah it must be a big coincidence. Sarah told herself.
"What's wrong Sarah you have hardly said anything during our meal? Is something on your mind?" Jeff asked
"No, I'm ok I just have things on my mind" Sarah looked at her watch. It was nearing three o'clock.
"That's what I just asked" Jeff chuckled.
"Wow look at the time I really need to get going. Thank you so much for lunch Jeff." Sarah said as she got up out of her chair and grabbed her bag.
"Ok are you sure your alright?" Sarah nodded her head and smiled. "Well maybe we could go out for dinner Monday night to celebrate, since you did get that job at the childcare center?"
He stood politely and looked at Sarah. Sarah at first didn't want to, but when she stared into his big brown puppy dog eyes she couldn't say anything but yes.
"Um, yeah sure I'd like that. I'll give you a call and see how I go."
Sarah gave him a smile and walked off.
* * * * *
Sarah arrived home after picking up the costumes in the city and got Janet out of bed who, was still sleeping pleasantly.
"Did you pick up the costumes?" Janet asked yawning.
"Yes I did. I put them both on the kitchen table" Sarah answered as she took off her shoes.
Janet jumped out of bed, as would an 8 year old on Christmas morning. She walked quickly over to the costumes and opened them.
The first one she opened was obviously not hers as she threw it across the table. Janet was so careless. From the second plastic cover she pulled out her 'devil' costume
"Great! I can't wait until tomorrow" she said as she admired her costume.
Sarah walked over and finished opening her costumes packaging. She looked at it twice and gave a angry sigh
"Great they gave me the wrong costume. Where's the phone?" Sarah mumbled to herself. She dialed the number to the costume store and a lady's voice answered.
"What's wrong?" Janet asked
"Nothing,"
"Hi thank you for calling City Costumes. We are unable to take your call because we are closed for the rest of the weekend due to maintenance problems. Sorry we couldn't help you or answer your question But we will be open first thing Monday morning. Sorry for any inconvenience"
Great the shops closed. How am I going change this costume? Oh well I'll just have to make do I guess. Sarah gave a sigh
She walked into her room placing the costume in her wardrobe and started to get ready for a good nights rest.
Marianela.